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ACTUALLY, IT'S QUITE INTERESTING.
I don't want to call it mental illness. So let's call
it mental distress instead...
We have all heard of the tragedies of people who "go mad."
Let's
take it down a notch and talk about milder situations and not so much "strong"
disease.
Some have a genetic predisposition toward
mental distress.
These people have something that they were born
with. They never showed any symptoms. And then something in the environment
triggers this distress and suddenly they are meeting the criteria for some
type of a problem: anxiety, depression, mania, etc.
THAT IS, NATURE WAS THE UNDERLYING BASE, BUT NURTURE
PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN BRINGING OUT THIS DISTRESS.
Others have nothing in their genes. Not initially
anyway. And they live their life and eventually SOMETHING in their
surroundings allows their neurological faculties begin to create chemical
reactions that cause this person to show symptoms of distress.
THIS BRAIN WAS HEALTHY. AND THEN SOMETHING THE PERSON WAS
PRESENTED WITH CHANGED THE PHYSICAL MAKEUP OF THEIR BRAIN AND AND ITS FUNCTIONS.
THEIR BRAIN CHANGED.
AND NOW THEY EXPERIENCE DISTRESS.
Sometimes we may notice that we experience distress
in certain situations. Sometimes it is a new situation that causes the
problems. Other times it is an old situation that is from 20 years ago, or from
when we were babies, and it is the SAME SITUATION BUT WITH A DIFFERENT COATING. And we react to it the same, but with different actions.
Our problems generally seem to stay the same. Our
responses seem to stay the same also. If we can find the root of the problem,
we can better work on our responses. And this can change the patterns of
distress. The tough part is locating the root.
IS IT HOW WE ARE BORN THAT IS RESULTING IN WHAT WE
EXPERIENCE? OR IS IT OUR EXPERIENCE THAT IS CHANGING OUR BRAIN? OR IS IT BOTH?
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